Twitter Trumps MSM on Best Photo of Hudson Crash
This photo of the plane crash in the Hudson is so beautiful. It was taken from a mobile phone by a passenger on a ferry who then uploaded it to TwitPic and Tweeted it. Citizen Journalism!
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Funniest thing, after that, all the TV News stations got Twitter accounts and tweeted: PLEASE send us exclusive video of plane going down in Hudson! They know they got scooped and were looking for more photos and any footage to come thru them! Now, of course they got scooped, they aren’t set up for interacting with the global world, like Social Media is. But its funny to see them enter the social media world and BEG for exclusives.
Mary Wallace
January 16, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Exactly. There are a few who use it to interact. Otherwise, they just use it to exploit. I would love to see some producers who use Twitter on a day-to-day basis, becomes friends with the people she follows, and then when they do have something they need to query the community for, they will more likely be promoted. Not sure if the MSM knows anything other than exploitation–you know, playing with fears, adding drama, etc., and then trying to pass it off as factual!
Chris Lynn
January 16, 2009 at 5:29 PM
The Marin Independent Journal, my local paper, @marinij, has been on Twitter for nearly a year. I liked the guy, so when we had a mountain lion attack, I tweeted him with the info before it became public. I’ve tweeted him several times with breaking stories before they hit the paper. Because he is there, he’s friendly and he interacts. Very different from today’s begging.
Mary Wallace
January 16, 2009 at 5:42 PM
I like how you used the word “beg.” You only beg if someone has something you want. It also shows power. Will social media be enough to upset the flow of power?
Chris Lynn
January 16, 2009 at 5:48 PM